The right to veto is a cornerstone of the UN Security Council and it prompts the global organization’s members to look for possible ways of finding a compromise, Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ...

TASS/. Moscow opposes any ideas that lead to infringing on the prerogatives of the UN Security Council’s permanent member-states, including the veto right, Russian Deputy Permanent ...

Russia's presence as a permanent member on the Security Council means it can veto resolutions. To pass a Security Council vote, there must be nine votes in favour, with none of the five permanent ...

He once again called on Security Council members to reconsider Russia's use of veto power within the organization. "In February 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

As one of the five permanent members of the Security Council - along with Britain, America, France and China - Russia is able to use its veto to block any proposed new resolution. However Mr ...

He warned that Russia’s veto will embolden North Korea to continue ... support the extension of the panel of experts.” The Security Council imposed sanctions after North Korea’s first ...

The UN Security Council reform should include expanding its membership, eliminating the veto power for any state, and ...

Russia, a veto-wielding member of the Security Council, has called for the continuation of weapons inspections, saying that largely positive reports by the head weapons inspectors have shown that ...

Oxfam says the UN Security Council (UNSC) is failing people living in conflict, with Russia and US particularly responsible for abusing their veto power, which is blocking progress toward peace in ...

Entrenched divisions at the United Nations Security Council have prompted criticism and calls for wider representation. NHK spoke with two experts about proposals for reform and the obstacles that ...

Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, says Nigeria has gained the support of some West African countries in its bid to ...

Nigeria has reportedly secured the support of some West African countries to clinch a permanent seat at the United Nations ...